TB-500: Structure & Analytical Reference
TB-500 is a synthetic peptide corresponding to an actin-binding region of thymosin beta-4. This page covers its identity, research context, and documentation.
Reference identity
| Class | Structural Peptide |
| Identity | Synthetic peptide corresponding to an actin-binding region of thymosin beta-4 |
| Reference molecule | Thymosin beta-4 |
| Documentation | certificate on release |
About the molecule
TB-500 is a synthetic peptide corresponding to the actin-binding region of thymosin beta-4. Thymosin beta-4 is characterized in the literature as a major intracellular G-actin-sequestering peptide in mammalian cells.
Research context
Thymosin beta-4 has been studied in animal models for cell migration, blood-vessel formation, and tissue repair. This is neutral reference information about the related research molecule; it is not a statement of effect in humans or a claim that every thymosin beta-4 finding applies to TB-500.
References
According to PubMed: Hannappel E. (2007), doi:10.1196/annals.1415.018. Philp D and Kleinman HK. (2010), doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05479.x.
How it is documented
Where analysis is published for a released batch, its certificate records the available identity and purity results. Look up the lot number on the vial to retrieve any published record.